The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

Issued: 9 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is

19.6° C

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Reef today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Evening (29 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29						Thursday 30								Friday 31
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	8	18	17	17	19	24	33	34	27	43	37	32	64	83	67	50	54	55	58	85	169	167
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	ESE	E	NW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		7:50AM1.20m				8:12PM1.82m				8:26AM1.26m				8:45PM1.82m				9:01AM1.31m				9:17PM1.79m
Low Tide				1:32PM0.24m				2:47AM0.28m				2:10PM0.24m				3:17AM0.25m				2:47PM0.25m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	19	21	20	18	17	16	14	13	16	18	18	18	17	16	14	14	16	17	17	18	17
Feels °C	14	19	19	18	17	14	12	9	8	13	15	15	15	15	14	11	10	12	13	13	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	NE 8	E 7
kJ	8	18	17	16	16	24	33	34	27	43	37	32	26	26	26	29	54	52	47	45	21	34
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 6	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 6	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 6	NE 6	ESE 14	ESE 13	NE 8	NE 7	ESE 13	ENE 8
kJ	7	4	8	13	19	11	16	17	17	17	17	4	17	17	8	10	36	17	9	8	17	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 13	—	—	ESE 13	ESE 14	—	S 10	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13
kJ	4	14	17	17	17	17	2	2	2	2	2	17	—	—	17	37	—	2	17	17	7	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	3	3	21	64	83	67	50	51	55	58	85	169	167
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Burleigh Heads QLD - Gold Coast	Double Island Point - East Side QLD - North Coast	Maroochydore Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Moffats Left QLD - Sunshine Coast	Moffats Left QLD - Sunshine Coast	Moffats Left QLD - Sunshine Coast	Kawana Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Maroochydore Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Mooloolaba QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Alexandra Headland QLD - Sunshine Coast	Mooloolaba QLD - Sunshine Coast	Mooloolaba QLD - Sunshine Coast	Point Cartwright/Secrets QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Coolum Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	149	94	13	540	0	0	0	8	13	12	45	45	45	45	13	12	12	12	45	45	29	45
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast			Twinnies		Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Sunshine Beach	Noosa - Johnsons	Noosa - Johnsons	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	The Groin (Noosa)	Noosa - Johnsons	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Johnsons	Noosa - Johnsons	Noosa - Johnsons	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay
Rating (10 max)			1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Windy Harbour WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	7	4	7	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Ala Moana Bowls United States	Bancoora Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	7	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4

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